It's Halloween today and I'm writing this after handing out handfuls of candy to trick-or-treaters...or as my Mom innocently referred to them today as..."Halloweeeners." :)
We saw lots of costumes tonight--princesses and bumble bees and superheroes. When it comes to dressing up, one thing I've noticed about little boys is the fact that they like to have costumes with superpower capes or weapons...swords, claws, you name it.
I thought about those costumes as I read today's passage--which compares God's Word to a sharp scalpel. It's powerful. It's filled with promises that are not empty, but potent. Here are a few highlights from our passage in Hebrews today:
God means what he says.
What he says goes.
His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel,
cutting through everything,
whether doubt or defense,
laying us open to listen and obey.
Nothing and no one is impervious to God's Word.
We can't get away from it—no matter what...
...When God made his promise to Abraham,
he backed it to the hilt, putting his own reputation on the line.
He said, "I promise that I'll bless you with everything I have—bless and bless and bless!" Abraham stuck it out and got everything that had been promised to him.
When people make promises,
they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them
so that if there is any question that they'll make good on the promise,
the authority will back them up.
When God wanted to guarantee his promises,
he gave his word,
a rock-solid guarantee—
God can't break his word.
And because his word cannot change,
the promise is likewise unchangeable.
That's pretty incredible when you think about it--an all-powerful God can absolutely NOT break His word. It is that strong and that true...much better than a plastic light saber. :)
Tomorrow: Hebrews 7-10
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